The law of syllogism?

The Law of Syllogism allows you to state a conclusion from two true conditional statements when the conclusion of one statement is the hypothesis of the other statement.

If 3 is greater than 2 and 2 is greater than 1, then it is implied that 3 is greater than 1.

Syllogism is a form of deductive reasoning in which two accepted facts lead to a conclusion. For example: All humans are mortal,the major premise, I am a human, the minor premise, therefore, I am...

The answer to thi question is Aristotle. We had to study it in my World History class.

It means essentially the same thing as the current 'in-vogue' phrase, "It is, what it is." It means the law is not negotiable. It may not seem just in some cases but it is, above all else, the law.